Illustration of Helen Keller and her teacher, Annie Sullivan

The Miracle Worker

by William Gibson

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The Miracle Worker Questions on Overcoming Adversity

The Miracle Worker

Annie Sullivan uses her asylum experience to persuade the Kellers by stressing the harsh conditions she endured, which made her strong, but argues that Helen doesn't need such an experience. Annie...

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The Miracle Worker

Annie Sullivan, the protagonist of William Gibson's The Miracle Worker, faces two main antagonists in the play--her own fears (fear of failure) and the Keller family, particularly Helen (her deaf and...

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The Miracle Worker

Helen Keller's early life antagonists in "The Miracle Worker" are primarily her own parents, who indulge her behavior due to pity. This lack of discipline becomes an obstacle until Anne Sullivan...

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